Rotor blade for a compressor and compressor having such a rotor blade

ABSTRACT

A rotor blade of an axial compressor includes: a blade root; and a blade leaf. The blade leaf has: a flow inlet edge, a flow outlet edge, a pressure side extending between the flow inlet edge and the flow outlet edge and a suction side extending between the flow inlet edge and the flow outlet edge, which together define a blade profile of the blade leaf in Cartesian coordinate values x, y and z such that first and second profile coordinates, or the coordinates x and y when joining via continuous arcs, each describe a smooth profile section on a radial section height along a third profile coordinate, or the coordinate value z, and the joining of the radial profile sections with a smoothing function describe the blade profile of the blade leaf.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims priority to German Application No. DE 102 013 008 145.9, filed May 14, 2014, the content of which is incorporated by reference herein.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention

The invention relates to a rotor blade for a compressor.

2. Description of the Related Art

Axial compressors typically comprise multiple compressor stages, each compressor stage comprising a rotor blade rim of multiple rotor blades on the rotor side and a guide blade rim of multiple guide blades on the stator side. The rotor blades on the rotor side comprise a blade root and a blade leaf, wherein a rotor blade can be fastened via its blade root to a rotor basic body of the rotor, and wherein the rotor blade has a blade profile which serves for flow deflection. The blade profile of the blade leaf of a rotor blade is defined by a flow inlet edge, a flow outlet edge, a pressure side extending between the flow inlet edge and the flow outlet edge and a suction side of the blade leaf likewise extending between the flow inlet edge and the flow outlet edge. The blade profile of the blade leaf in this case is typically defined in Cartesian or coordinate values x, y and z, namely in such a manner that first and second profile coordinates or the coordinate values x and y on joining the same via continuous arcs or so-called splines each describe a smooth profile section at a radial section height along a third profile coordinate or along the coordinate value z, and that the connection of the radial profile sections with a smoothing function define the blade profile of the blade leaf.

This fundamental construction of a rotor blade is known from U.S. Pat. No. 7,186,090 B2.

The rotor blades known from the prior art all have the disadvantage of having an inadequate choke resistance. During the operation of an axial compressor at the so-called absorption limit of the characteristics diagram, aeroelastic phenomena occur, known as the so-called choke flutter. The choke flutter can cause high mechanical loading of the rotor blades, in particular on rear stages of an axial compressor. Rotor blades not having an adequate choke resistance can be damaged because of this. There is therefore a need for rotor blades with an improved choke resistance, which are resistant in particular with respect to the so-called choke flutter.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is creating a new type of rotor blade.

According to a first aspect of the invention, this object is solved through a rotor blade in which a maximum profile thickness in the region of each radial profile section lies in a section between 45% and 52% of the length of a camber line extending starting out from the flow inlet edge in the direction of the flow outlet edge and running between the pressure side and the suction side.

According to a second aspect of the invention, the object is solved through a rotor blade in which the pressure side follows an approximately linear course, such that in the region of each radial profile section profile coordinates of the pressure side lie in a tolerance band about a best-fit straight line (i.e., chord) approximating the pressure side, wherein the tolerance band about the best-fit straight line is defined by two straight lines extending parallel to the best-fit straight line and including the best-fit straight line, which from the best-fit straight line have a distance of maximally 0.75 mm each perpendicularly to the best-fit straight line in the region of each radial profile section. According to a third aspect of the invention, the object is solved through a rotor blade in which the blade profile of the blade leaf is described by the profile coordinates of Table 1 shown in the following description such that the blade profile lies within a tolerance range of ±1 mm in a direction perpendicular to each point on the profile defined by the profile coordinates or the coordinate values x, y and z of Table 1, and/or the blade profile coincides with the profile defined by the profile coordinates of Table 1, when all profile coordinates or the coordinate values x, y and z of Table 1 are scaled with a constant value, and/or the blade profile coincides with the profile defined by the profile coordinates of Table 1, when the radial blade length along the third profile coordinate or the coordinate value z is cut off or extrapolated.

With all three abovementioned aspects of the invention it is possible to provide rotor blades with a high choke resistance. Accordingly, the rotor blades according to the invention are insensitive or resistant to choke flutter.

Preferentially two, particularly preferably all three, concepts according to the above-described aspects of the invention are employed combined with one another in order to increase the choke resistance of rotor blades of an axial compressor.

Other objects and features of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood, however, that the drawings are designed solely for purposes of illustration and not as a definition of the limits of the invention, for which reference should be made to the appended claims. It should be further understood that the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale and that, unless otherwise indicated, they are merely intended to conceptually illustrate the structures and procedures described herein.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Preferred further developments of the invention are obtained from the following. Exemplary embodiments of the invention are explained in more detail by the drawings without being restricted to the drawings, in which:

FIG. 1: is a schematic representation of a rotor blade of an axial compressor according to the invention;

FIG. 2: shows a first, radially inner profile section through the rotor blade according to FIG. 1;

FIG. 3: shows a second, radially middle profile section through the rotor blade according to FIG. 1; and

FIG. 4: shows a third, radially outer profile section through the rotor blade according to FIG. 1.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENTLY PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The present invention relates to a rotor blade on the rotor side of an axial compressor, in particular of a stationary axial compressor for industrial applications.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic view of a rotor blade 10 according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention, comprising a blade root 11, a blade leaf 12 and a platform 13, which is positioned between the blade root 11 and the blade leaf 12. By way of the blade root 11, the rotor blade 10 can be fastened to a rotor basic body of a rotor of the axial compressor. The blade leaf 12 has a blade profile which serves for flow deflection.

The blade leaf 12 of the rotor blade 10 comprises a flow inlet edge 14, flow outlet edge 15, a pressure side 16 extending between the flow inlet edge 14 and the flow outlet edge 15 and a suction side 17 likewise extending between the flow inlet edge 14 and the flow outlet edge 15. The flow inlet edge 14, the flow outlet edge 15, the pressure side 16 and the suction side 17 of the blade leaf 12 together define the blade profile of the blade leaf 12, wherein the blade profile is typically defined in Cartesian coordinate values x, y and z. The Cartesian coordinate x is the axial profile coordinate, the Cartesian coordinate y is the circumference profile coordinate and the Cartesian coordinate z is the radial profile section height of the rotor blade leaf 12.

FIG. 1 shows the coordinate z and thus the radial profile section height or the radial extension of the blade leaf 12. FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 show various profile sections through the blade profile of the blade leaf 12 in three different radial section heights z, wherein in FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 the profile coordinates x and y are plotted in millimeters.

As already explained, the blade profile of the blade leaf 12 is defined in Cartesian coordinate values x, y and z. The following Table 1 indicates for a total of nine different radial section heights z the two other profile coordinates or the coordinate values x and y of the blade profile of the blade leaf 12 of the rotor blade 10 according to the invention, wherein the profile coordinates or coordinate values x, y and z compiled in Table 1 define the blade profile of the blade leaf 12 such that first and second profile coordinates or the coordinate values x and y when joined via continuous arcs or splines each describe a smooth profile section on a radial section height along the third profile coordinate or the third coordinate value z, and that the joining of the radial profile sections with smoothing functions define the blade profile of the blade leaf 12.

TABLE 1 Circumference Axial profile profile Radial profile coordinate x coordinate y section height z [mm] [mm] [mm] 29.243 60.209 654.400 28.325 58.382 654.400 27.429 56.544 654.400 26.527 54.708 654.400 25.624 52.874 654.400 24.720 51.039 654.400 23.814 49.206 654.400 22.905 47.374 654.400 21.995 45.542 654.400 21.082 43.712 654.400 20.168 41.883 654.400 19.252 40.054 654.400 18.335 38.227 654.400 17.417 36.399 654.400 16.498 34.572 654.400 15.579 32.745 654.400 14.659 30.919 654.400 13.737 29.093 654.400 12.813 27.269 654.400 11.888 25.445 654.400 10.961 23.622 654.400 10.033 21.800 654.400 9.104 19.978 654.400 8.174 18.157 654.400 7.243 16.336 654.400 6.312 14.515 654.400 5.380 12.694 654.400 4.449 10.874 654.400 3.517 9.054 654.400 2.585 7.233 654.400 1.653 5.413 654.400 0.721 3.592 654.400 −0.211 1.772 654.400 −1.144 −0.048 654.400 −2.077 −1.868 654.400 −3.010 −3.687 654.400 −3.944 −5.507 654.400 −4.878 −7.326 654.400 −5.812 −9.146 654.400 −6.746 −10.965 654.400 −7.680 −12.784 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−19.876 654.400 −15.818 −17.974 654.400 −15.029 −16.076 654.400 −14.233 −14.180 654.400 −13.429 −12.287 654.400 −12.617 −10.398 654.400 −11.796 −8.513 654.400 −10.966 −6.631 654.400 −10.127 −4.754 654.400 −9.278 −2.881 654.400 −8.419 −1.013 654.400 −7.548 0.850 654.400 −6.667 2.708 654.400 −5.775 4.561 654.400 −4.870 6.407 654.400 −3.953 8.248 654.400 −3.023 10.082 654.400 −2.081 11.910 654.400 −1.126 13.731 654.400 −0.158 15.545 654.400 0.822 17.353 654.400 1.813 19.154 654.400 2.817 20.949 654.400 3.832 22.738 654.400 4.858 24.519 654.400 5.896 26.295 654.400 6.945 28.064 654.400 8.004 29.826 654.400 9.074 31.582 654.400 10.154 33.332 654.400 11.244 35.076 654.400 12.343 36.813 654.400 13.451 38.546 654.400 14.567 40.273 654.400 15.690 41.995 654.400 16.821 43.713 654.400 17.960 45.425 654.400 19.105 47.133 654.400 20.258 48.835 654.400 21.416 50.535 654.400 22.579 52.230 654.400 23.748 53.923 654.400 24.920 55.612 654.400 26.096 57.299 654.400 27.274 58.984 654.400 28.464 60.661 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The blade profile of the blade leaf 12 of the rotor blade 10 according to the invention is described or defined by the profile coordinates or coordinate values x, y and z compiled in the above Table 1 in such a manner that the blade profile lies within a tolerance band of 1 mm in a direction perpendicular to each point on the profile defined by the profile coordinates of Table 1, and/or that the blade profile coincides with the profile defined by the profile coordinates of Table 1, when all profile coordinates or coordinate values x, y and z of Table 1 are scaled with a constant value and/or that the blade profile coincides with the profile defined by the profile coordinates or coordinate values x, y and z of Table 1, when the blade length extending in radial direction of the coordinate value z is cut off radially outside or extrapolated.

The blade profile of the blade leaf 12 of the rotor blade 10 according to the invention accordingly corresponds substantially to the blade profile defined by the profile coordinates or coordinate values x, y and z of Table 1, namely subject to one or multiple of the peripheral conditions that the blade profile lies within the tolerance band of 1 mm in a direction perpendicular to each point on the profile defined by the Table 1, and/or that the blade profile coincides with the profile defined by the profile coordinates of Table 1 when all profile coordinates of Table 1 are multiplied or divided by the constant scale value, and/or that the blade profile coincides with the profile defined by the profile coordinates of Table 1, when the blade length is cut off in radial direction of the coordinate value z or extrapolated.

Preferentially, combined with the above aspect, or alternatively independently thereof, it is provided, according to the invention, that in the region of each radial profile section a maximum profile thickness of the blade profile lies in a section between 45% and 52% of the length of a camber line 18 extending starting out from the flow inlet edge 14 in the direction of the flow outlet edge 15 and running between the pressure side 16 and the suction side 17.

Thus, FIGS. 2 and 3 each show camber lines 18, which extend starting out from the flow inlet edge 14 in the direction of the flow outlet edge 15 of the blade leaf 12, wherein the camber lines 18 in each point of the same in a normal direction to the respective tangent of the camber line 18 have an identical distance from the pressure side 16 and the suction side 17.

In each point of the respective camber line 18 a circle 23 can be accordingly placed which defines the thickness of the blade leaf in the respective radial profile section, wherein the maximum profile thickness lies in the section between 45% and 52% of the length of a camber line 18.

Starting out from the radially inner profile sections on the hub side in the direction of the radial outer profile sections on the housing side, the respective maximum profile thickness here is increasingly shifted in the direction of the flow outlet edge 15. This follows indirectly from FIGS. 2, 3 and 4, wherein it is evident from FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 that the maximum profile thickness of the respective radial profile section shown by the respective circle 23 with increasing shifting of the profile section to radially outside is shifted in the direction of the flow edge 15.

Accordingly, with radially inner profile sections, the maximum profile thickness is located closer to 45% of the length of a camber line 18 and with radially outer profile sections closer to 52% of the length of a camber line 18, however in each case in the range between 45% and 52% of the length of a camber line 18.

Preferably, combined with the two above aspects, it is provided furthermore, according to the invention that in the region of each radial profile section the pressure side 16 of the blade leaf 12 follows an approximately linear course.

An approximately linear course of the pressure side 16 is present when, in the region of the respective radial profile section profile, coordinates or coordinate values x and y of the pressure side 16 lie in a tolerance band 22 about a best-fit straight line 19 approximating the pressure side 16 in the respective profile section. In the detail II shown enlarged in FIG. 2 the best-fit straight line 19 is shown, which is defined by two straight lines 20 and 21 extending parallel to the best-fit straight line 19 and including the best-fit straight line 19. The straight lines 20 and 21 have a distance from the best-fit straight line 19 of a maximum of 0.75 mm, namely in each case perpendicularly to the best-fit straight line 19. The distance between the straight lines 20 and 21 including the best-fit straight line 19 accordingly is a maximum of 1.5 mm.

The respective best-fit straight line 19 can be placed through the coordinate values x and y of the pressure side 16 via the so-called method of the smallest squares. This is a mathematical standard method for best-fit calculation.

With the invention, rotor blades for axial compressors can be provided which have a high choke resistance are accordingly particularly resistant and insensitive to choke flutter.

The rotor blade according to the invention can be produced with production methods as desired.

Typically, the rotor blade 10 according to the invention is employed in a rear compressor stage of an axial compressor for industrial applications.

Thus, while there have shown and described and pointed out fundamental novel features of the invention as applied to a preferred embodiment thereof, it will be understood that various omissions and substitutions and changes in the form and details of the devices illustrated, and in their operation, may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention. For example, it is expressly intended that all combinations of those elements and/or method steps which perform substantially the same function in substantially the same way to achieve the same results are within the scope of the invention. Moreover, it should be recognized that structures and/or elements and/or method steps shown and/or described in connection with any disclosed form or embodiment of the invention may be incorporated in any other disclosed or described or suggested form or embodiment as a general matter of design choice. It is the intention, therefore, to be limited only as indicated by the scope of the claims appended hereto. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A rotor blade (10) of an axial compressor, comprising: a blade root (11), via which the rotor blade is fastenable to a rotor basic body of a rotor of the axial compressor; and a blade leaf (12), configured to provide flow deflection, the blade leaf (12) having: a flow inlet edge (14), a flow outlet edge (15), a pressure side (16) extending between the flow inlet edge (14) and the flow outlet edge (15), and a suction side (17) extending between the flow inlet edge (14) and the flow outlet edge (15), wherein the flow inlet edge (14), the flow outlet edge (15), the pressure side (16) and the suction side (17) together define a blade profile of the blade leaf (12) in Cartesian coordinate values x, y and z such that first and second profile coordinates, or the coordinates x and y when joining via continuous arcs, each describe a smooth profile section on a radial section height along a third profile coordinate, or the coordinate value z, and the joining of the radial profile sections with a smoothing function describe the blade profile of the blade leaf (12), wherein in the region of each radial profile section a maximum profile thickness lies in a section between 45% and 52% of the length of a camber line (18) extending starting from the flow inlet edge (14) in the direction of the flow outlet edge (15) and running between the pressure side (16) and the suction side (17), and wherein the blade has the following T max/C ratios: a root portion of the blade has T max/C ratio of 0.15: a tip portion of the blade has T max/C ratio of 0.05; and a mid portion centered at about sixty percent of the blade has T max/C ratio of 0.07.
 2. The rotor blade according to claim 1, wherein starting from radially inner profile sections of the rotor blade in the direction of radially outer profile sections the respective maximum profile thickness is increasingly shifted in the direction of the flow outlet edge (15).
 3. A rotor with at least one rotor blade according to claim
 1. 4. A compressor with at least one rotor according to claim
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